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WILLIAM B. FRANKENSTEIN OF. ROG HESTER, NEW YORK.

RECORD HOLDER.

Application filed'October 29, 1923. Serial No. 671,552.

This invention appertains to cabinets for 'holding phonograph records orthe like and the primary object of the invention is to provide animproved tray for holding the records in the cabinet.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an improved recordcabinet,,in-

which a plurality of records-can be safely stored therein and quicklyremoved when so desired, so as to permit the desired record to beplayed. l

Another prime object of the invention is the provision of a phonographrecord cabinet embodying a plurality of slidii'ig trays mounted Withinsuitable guides in the cabinet and novel means for mounting each recordon a tray, so that the record will be held against damage. 7

A further prime object of the invention is the provision of novel meansfor holding each tray withinthe cabinet against accidental displacement,and novel means for urging each tray out of the cabinet, when theholding means has been released.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedphonograph record cabinet of the above character, which will be durableand efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufactureand one which can be placed upon the market at a small cost.

lVith these and other objects in View, the

invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formationof parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a horizontal section through the improved cabinet, showing aplan view of one of the trays.

Figure 2 is a detail fragmentary vertical section through the cabinettaken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the improved trays, and

Figure f is a detail perspective View of one side of the guides forsupporting the improved trays.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,the letter A generally indicates the improved record cabinet, whichcomprises a casing 5, and the guide and frame 6 for supporting thesliding trays'7.

The casing 5 can be of any preferred character ortype, constructed fromwood; or

metal, and as shown includes the rear wall 8,

the bottom Wall 9, and side walls 10. The front of the casing 5' ispreferably closed by hinged doors 11.

The frame and guides 6 for supporting the sliding trays 71s arrangeddirectly within the casing 5 and includes corner posts or stand ards 12which are preferably of angle iron constructlon. The terminals of thecorner vposts 12 are provided with outwardly etc tendin g attaching lugs13, which can be bolted, or otherwise secured as at 14 to the top andbottom walls ofthe casing. It is preferred to have the front posts 12arranged with one flange or side thereof in parallel relation to thedoors 11, when thesame are in their closed position. The corner posts 12have riveted or otherwise secured thereto a plurality of horizontallyextending U-shaped guides 15, which can be formed of sheet metal or thelike.

The trays 7 are adapted to be slidably mounted within the guides 15asclearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. There is to be a trayfor each record, and each tray includes a metal body 16 ofsubstantiallyrectangular configuration and the marginal edges of thebody are provided with rolled beads117. The front edge of thebody 16 hasits rolled bead cutaway at the central portion thereof, as at 18, for apurpose, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and the beadsof the front edge are spaced from the beads of the side edges of thebody. The side beads formed on the side edges of the body 16 receiveresilient wires or rods 19 and these rods are provided with front andrear right angular portions which extend into the beads carried by thefront and rear edges of the body 16. The portions of thewires of theresilient rods 19 at their forward corners of the body 16 are bentoutwardly to provide resilient latches or detents 20 which extend beyondthe corners of the body 16 between the beads formed on the front andside edges of the body. The inner ends of the wires 19 are bentoutwardly through the divided portion of the front bead 17 to provideoperating arms 21 and it can be seen that by grasping the arms 21 andpressing the same toward one another, that the resilient latches ordetents 20 can be drawn inward toward the body 16. Normally the latchesor detents 20 are in the path of the front flanges or clips of the frontposts 12, which normally prevent outward movement of the trays and thusaccidental displacement of the trays from the guides is prevented. Therear terminals of the wires 19 are extended through suitable openings inthe rear head 17 and are bent outwardly to provide resilient arms 22 andthese arms are placed under tension, when the trays 7 are placed in thecabinet and thus it is evident that when the handles 21 are pressedinwardly and the latches 2O moved from out of engagement with or thepath of the flanges of the front post 12, that the resilient arms 22will normally urge the trays outwardly and thus permit the easy removingof the trays from the cabinet. The axial center of each body portion 16of each tray is preferably provided with a center pin 24 which isadapted to extend through the center post opening of the record andaround the center pin 24 can be placed a disk 25 on which the record isadapted to rest. This effectively prevents the grooved portion of therecord from coming into engagement with the trays and thus the recordsare effectively prevented from becoming damaged. If so desired the disks2!") can be formed from felt and the like.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided animproved record cabinet, which is so constructed that a plurality ofrecords can be contained therein without damage thereto.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or thescope of the invention,

What I claim as new is:

1. In a phonograph disk record cabinet, a sheet metal tray including aflat body, means formed on the body for supporting the record, rolledbeads formed on the front, rear and side edges of the body, resilientwire rods mounted in said beads, outwardly extending resilient cornerlatches formed in said rods arranged to extend beyond the front cornersof the tray, handles formed on the forward ends of the rods foroperating said latches, and rearwardly extending resilient arms formedon the rear ends of said rods, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a record holding tray, a substantially fiat body, rolled beadsformed on the edges of the said body, resilient wire members positionedin the said beads, angular projections formed on the wire members at therear of the trays for normally forcing the same from a cabinet or thelike. U-shaped projections formed at the ends of the forward edge of thetray adapted to engage a retaining clip in the expanded position of thewires, and handle members formed at the front portion of the trays forcontracting the said wires and releasing the projections.

3. In a tray structure of the character described, a flat supportingtray body, a resilient wire body located and extending along each sideedge of the tray and turned to project partially across the front andrear edge thereof, a resilient arm carried upon the rear turned portionof each wire, a laterally proj ecting latch formed of each wire adjacentthe forward part of the adjacent side edge of the tray, and a handlemember formed at the end of that portion of the body extending acrossthe front of the tray for operating said latches substantially as andfor the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, I aflixniy signature.

WILLIAM B. FRANKENSTEIN.

